David O. Carter

Anaheim officials cleared out homeless encampments at Maxwell Park Friday morning and sent roughly 30 people to the newly opened 200-bed emergency homeless shelter near Angel Stadium four days before Christmas, as part of a settlement in a federal lawsuit.

At least 575 new homeless shelter beds will be built in north Orange County under a series of court-enforceable settlement agreements reached in recent days between attorneys for homeless people and the cities of Anaheim, Orange and Tustin.

At the hearing, Santa Ana officials said they were able to design and construct the new 200-bed shelter in less than a month and that it will be opening soon at a location they haven’t yet disclosed publicly.

ByBrandon Pho |September 26, 2018

Santa Ana is moving ahead to open a new 200-bed homeless shelter by the end of the year, following unanimous Santa Ana City Council approval of a one year operations contract. The location hasn’t been announced.

A federal appeals court this week supports what U.S. District Judge David O. Carter has been warning county and city leaders about for six months: If they don’t offer a realistic option for homeless people to stay overnight, police can’t enforce anti-camping ordinances. On Friday, Carter is bringing OC civic leaders back to court to gauge progress.

ByTHY VO and KASSIDY DILLON |August 3, 2018

U.S. District Court Judge David O. Carter warned the County of Orange and its cities they will need to make significant progress on plans for new emergency shelter housing for the homeless, or face a possible court ruling or temporary injunction stopping the enforcement of anti-camping laws.

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Judge Nathan Scott has issued a temporary restraining order that was requested by the Orange County Deputies Union to block the release of any misconduct records on use of force, sexual assault and lying while in office. Stay tuned for details.

The OC courthouse initial investigation is complete and there is "no further threat to (the) courthouse or personnel," according to Orange County Fire Authority PIO Captain Larry Kurtz. The suspicious package will now be analyzed at the OC crime lab.

Shakeel Syed, Executive Director of Orange County Communities Organized for Responsible Development (OCCORD), memorializes Martin Luther King Jr. focusing on a well-known King adage - change comes through continuous struggle - to highlight the challenges ahead for working families in Orange County.

The Association of Orange County Deputy Sheriffs won their bid on Thursday to shield deputy misconduct records from public release after a state law, SB 1421, was enacted that would allow members of the public to see records about use of force incidents, sexual assaults and lying while on duty. The next hearing, where full arguments on the deputy union’s request to permanently seal records is Feb. 7. Voice of OC leads a media coalition including the Los Angeles Times and Southern California Public Radio that is opposing the union request to seal records.